European stocks slipped Thursday, as the Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.14% finished down 0.14% to 453.67.
Shares of health care/life sciences firm Idorsia Ltd. IDIA, -9.76% and technology company Samhaellsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB Series B SBB.B, -8.70% declined 9.8% and 8.7%, respectively. Shares of real estate/construction firm Melrose Industries PLC MRO, +5.54% and insurance company Scor SE SCR, +4.67% rose 5.5% and 4.7%, respectively.